Very useful range for a walk around lens. Image quality much better than the price indicates. Image quality approaches "L" level and I feel quite comfortable using it instead of my "L" lenses.

Cons:

F stop range limited in low light, but with today's cameras high ISO is not the problem it used to be.

On a crop camera this makes a great walk around lens. Image quality very, very good.

Oct 31, 2015

Bob SweetOfflineImage Upload: Off

Registered: Mar 18, 2007Location: United StatesPosts: 0

Review Date: Dec 5, 2013

Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10

Pros:

18-135IS-STM is the next generation of this lens. It costs about $550 and is an amazingly fast and sharp lens. It has an equivalence of 24mm to 200mm. It is remarkably better than the first generation, which is not STM. This is a great all around lens and is rarely off my 7D. Although it is a not an "L" lens, and is mostly plastic, it performs like an L lens - except for the following issues which are of minor concern.

Cons:

The manual focus does not work at all.
When it "sleeps" it takes a second or so to wake up and focus sharply again.

For the price of this lens, I would highly recommend it to anyone with a crop sensor camera.

Dec 5, 2013

PrebenHDOfflineImage Upload: Off

Registered: Nov 15, 2013Location: DenmarkPosts: 0

Review Date: Nov 16, 2013

Recommend? ja |
Price paid: $383.00
| Rating: 7

Pros:

Good start lens, and spans an area you want to be happy for the beginner

Cons:

It is not the sharpest lens, and then See, the glass set up in a plastic housing, so it feels a little cheap, as it is after all

To beginner, are this lens good to have on your camera because it has a relatively large zoom